Seed-planter.



C. E. WHiTE.

SEED PLANTER,

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CHARLES E. WHITE, 0F MOLINE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO DEERE &, MANSUR CO., A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

SEED-PLANTER.

Application filed January 19, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OrrAnLns E. WHITE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Moline, in the county'of Rock Island and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seed-Planters, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in seed planters and more particularly to the type of planters adapted for the. distribution of fertilizer in connection with the planting operation. A machine embodying my invention is especially adapted for the planting of cotton seed, but by substituting a difierent form of seed separating and feeding mechanism, the machine may also be adapted for the planting of corn, peas or other seed.

1 have shown in the drawings a single row planter adapted for drilling. It will be understood, however, that certain features of my invention are also applicable to machines adapted for hill planting or for simultaneously planting two or more parallel rows.

The main object of my invention is to provide improved means for adjusting the depth of planting, improved means for covering the seed, and an improved general arrangement of parts. Still further objects will appear from the following specification and the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings which form a part of this specification I have shown as oneembodiment of my invention the form of machine which I now consider preferable. It is to be understood, however, that various changes of construction and ire-arrangements of parts may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of my invention.

Of the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation and shows the relative positions in the ground of the vari ous parts and of the fertilizer and the seeds.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the ground treating and forming elements.

' Fig. 3 is a horizontal section along theline e s of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents as a whole the main frame-work which comprisesthe two parallel side bars 2-2 which are bent inwardat thelr forward ends and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 27, 191W.

Serial No. 603,519.

connected to the forward spacing casting or yoke 3 by means of through bolts 4 and 5. The casting 3 is forked at its forward end and embraces the short tongue 6 which is adapted for the attachment of horses at its forward end. The rear ends of the side bars 22 are connected by a cross bar. Near the center of the frame 1 is a transverse axle 9 which is rotatably mounted in suitable bearings 10-10 secured to the side bars 22. Mounted upon the ends of the axle 9 and secured to it are the two supporting and driving wheels 1111.

1212 are handle bars connected at their forward ends to points near the center of the side bars 22. Braces 13-13 are provided for the handle bars 1212. A tie or spacer rod 14 serves to connect the handle bars with the braces.

The fertilizer hopper and distributing mechanism is indicated as an entirety by 15. This is mounted upon a base plate or supporting casting 16 which is secured to the side bars 2-2 of the main frame by means of the hooked bolts 1717.

An arm 54 is pivoted to the left hand side bar of the main frame at 55, and at its forward end is slotted to embracethe end of the shaft 49. The rear end of the arm adjacent to the pivot is box-like in shape and a substantially vertical lever 56- extends into the box-like port-ion of the arm and is pivotally mounted on the pin 55. There is formed in the arm 54- a socket in which is provided a small coil spring 57 adapted to bear against the lower end of the arm 56.

A certain amount of lost motion is allowed between the arm and the lever, the spring 57 tending to h old the lower end of the lever in its backward position relative to the arm.

58 is a hand lever pivotally mounted at 59 on the left-hand upright or brace 13. The forward end of this lever is bent outward to form a stop 60. 61 is a connecting link between the upper end of the lever 56 and the hand lever 58. The lever 61 is preferably curved or bowed upward near its rear end to permit the line of tension to fall below the pivot 59. The stop engages the under side of the curved portion of the link and serves to prevent further downward movement of the rear part of the hand lever 58.

62 is a vertical depending plow frame arm which is secured at its upper end to the castthrough these apertures a plow or digger 73 is secured in place on the bracket. The plow 73 is preferably formed of steel and r is shaped to conform with the concavo-convex surface of the bracket.

The bolt 7 2 passes through the plow at a point slightly nearer one end than the other, and in this way by reversing the position of the plow or by using one or the other of the apertured bosses 70 and 71, a variety of positions of the plow may be obtained.

The lower end of the arm 62 is made in the form of a box-like nose 7 1, having rearward extending lateral side walls 75.

76 is a cone-shaped sheet metal chute supported at its lower end by means of ears attached to the side walls 75 formed on the arm 62.

77 represents a V-shaped guard or fender which is formed of sheet metal, preferably in two parts, and secured to the arm 62. The

7 lower edge of the fender 77 is preferably a small distance above the ground line.

78 1s a runner or a furrow-opener.

is shown in Fig. 3, the rear. end of the runner is bifurcated and between the two partsthere is secured by rivets or otherwise a block 79. The lower edge of the block preferably' extends somewhat below the lower edge of the runner proper, as is shown in Fig. 2. The forward end of the runner is secured to the lower rear ends of the braces 6 l6 l. The rear bifurcated end of the runner is secured by means of links 8080,

which are bent outward and provided at their upper ends with a series of holes by means of which they can be connected in any one of a plurality of positions to the rear ends of the frame side bars 22.

81 represents, as a whole, the seed hopper and the seed-separating and feeding mechanism. The parts indicated by 81 are supported on a base plate 82 which is secured by means of ears 83-83 to the side bars 22 of'the main frame.

97 is a gear wheel secured to the axle 9. 98 is a bearing bracket pivotally mounted on the axle 9 and held against displacement in one direction by the hub of the gear wheel 97 and in the other direction by a cotter pin. At the rear end of the bracket 98 there is rotatably mounted a shaft 100 parallel to the axle 9. A gear 101 is mounted on the shaft and meshes with the gear, 97. The gear 101 is also adapted to mesh with the teeth formed on the gear ring of the said hopper 81. The gear 101 is beveled to properly engage the teeth of the said hopper gearing and the gear 97 is oppositely beveled to properly engage with the gear 101. An arm is pivotally mounted on the right hand side bar of the main frame and is similar in construction to the arm 54 which has been previously described. The forward slotted end of this arm engages the right hand end of the shaft 100. A vertical operating lever 10& is loosely mounted at its lower end within the rearbox-like part of the arm. The arm is provided with a spring similar to the spring 57 which engages the lower end of the lever 1041. A catch or hook is provided on the right hand handlebar seed chute-serves to conduct the seed to a point between the twoparts of the runner or furrow opener 78. V

At the rear end of the machine and connected to it by means of links 120 is a weighted seed covering device 121 which is preferably formed of sheet metal and is adaptedto fill the furrow formed by the plow and the runner,

Having now deserlbed in detail the'structural features of the machine to which I at present refer to 'embodymy invention I will proceed to a description of the'operation.

The fertilizer drops from the hopper 15 through the chute 76 and into the furrow,

while the seeds in the hopper 81 drop row.

The machine is drawn preferably by meansof horses hitched to the short tongue 6, and is manually guided by means of the fertilizer. It will be notedfrom a reference to Fig. 1 that the furrow formed by the plow and the nose has steep sides. The earth at the sides of the furrow is momentarily held in place by the walls 7 575 at the side of the nose. The fertilizer chute 76 is so located that it discharges fertilizer into the furrow immediately behind the nose 7 4. On account of the steepness of the sides of the furrow, the dirt falls in and partly fills the furrow as soon as the retaining walls 75 have passed. This earth, as it falls,';becomes intimately mixed with the fertilizer discharged from the chute, and in fact, largely or completely covers the fertilizer.

The runner 78 moves in the partly filled furrow and serves to clear it for the planting lee through vthe seed hopper -119 into the fur- I of the seed. The block 7 9 is provided with a beveled surface, and this serves to slightly pack the loose earth and fertilizer in preparation for the depositing of the seed. The seed to be planted is discharged through the chute or boot 119 into the smoothed groove left by the block 79 and the runner 78. Immediately after the depositing of the seed, they are covered with a thin layer of earth by means of the following covering device 121.

It will be noted that the depth of planting may be adjusted by changing the points of connection between the plates 80-80 and the ends of the side bars 2 2.

What I claim is In a planter of the class described, the combination with a primary narrow opener to form a relatively deep furrow, a fertilizer distributer arranged to deliver fertilizer immediately behind said opener, vertically arranged walls diverging laterally from the furrow opener to points outside of the line of fertilizer delivery and adapted to tempo- Coples of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the rarily prevent the earth from falling into the furrow until the fertilizer is deposited and to permit more or less of the earth to thereafter fall, a second furrow opener arranged to operate at lines higher than the lines of fertilizer deposit to open a furrow in the top part of the fallen earth and leave a stratum on the fertilizer, a pressing device for packing the top of said stratum, means to deposit seed immediately behind the packer, means for holding the second furrow opener adjustably in rigid position relatively to the lines of fertilizer deposit, and a furrow-filling and earth-packing device having its operative surface arranged to cover the seed and fill the furrow and pack the earth at the normal surface.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. WVHITE.

Commissioner of Patents,

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